Daily Current Affairs – 27 June 2025 (Ashish Gautam Sir)

These question-and-answer flashcards cover all major topics from the Daily Current Affairs lecture dated 27 June 2025, including national programmes, cabinet approvals, finance, defence, international developments, sports and important days.

Which summit will Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend in Rio de Janeiro on 6–7 July 2025?

The BRICS Summit.

Name the ten current members of BRICS after its latest expansion.

Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates.

Apart from Brazil, list the four other countries on PM Modi’s upcoming five-nation tour.

Trinidad & Tobago, Argentina, Ghana and Namibia.

What is the duration of the pan-India campaign ‘Mediation for the Nation’ launched by the Supreme Court?

90 days – from 1 July to 30 September 2025.

Who will launch the ‘Mediation for the Nation’ campaign?

Chief Justice of India B. R. Gavai and Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant.

What is the name of the trust formed to build the temple at Goddess Sita’s birthplace in Punaura Dham, Bihar?

Shree Janaki Janm Bhumi Punaura Dham Mandir Nyas Samiti.

Which city will host the South Asia Regional Centre (CSARC) of the International Potato Centre?

Agra, Uttar Pradesh (village Singna).

What is the approved financial outlay of the Revised Jharia Master Plan (JMP)?

₹5,940.47 crore.

How much livelihood grant will each rehabilitated family receive under the Revised Jharia Master Plan?

₹1 lakh, plus credit support of up to ₹3 lakh.

On which expressway has India’s first AI-powered Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) gone live?

The Dwarka Expressway and a 28-km stretch of NH-48 (Shiv Murti to Kherki Daula).

Which company developed the ATMS installed on the Dwarka Expressway?

Indian Highways Management Company Ltd (IHMCL).

What is India’s first maritime NBFC inaugurated by Sarbananda Sonowal called?

Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL).

Which organisation registered SMFCL as a Non-Banking Financial Company on 19 June 2025?

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

What GDP growth rate has the Reserve Bank of India projected for India?

6.5 percent.

What is ICRA’s GDP growth forecast for India for FY 2025-26?

6.2 percent.

How much does Bank of India plan to raise via infrastructure bonds in FY 2025-26?

₹20,000 crore.

At what coupon rate did ICICI Bank raise ₹1,000 crore through Tier-II bonds?

7.45 percent.

Which Australian company will launch the country’s first entirely home-grown orbital rocket ‘Eris’?

Gilmour Space Technologies.

By what year have all NATO members agreed to raise defence and security spending to 5 percent of GDP?

By 2035.

What is the 2025 theme of Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day (27 June)?

“Enhancing the role of MSMEs as drivers of Sustainable Growth and Innovation.”

Until which year has Cristiano Ronaldo extended his contract with Saudi club Al Nassr?

Until 2027.

Where did the Centre approve a ₹417 crore Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC 2.0)?

Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh.

What is India’s rank in the Global Peace Index 2025?

115.

With which body has SBI partnered to certify 2.36 lakh employees in financial planning?

FPSB India.

Which company is acquiring a 61.9 percent stake in Kwality Wall’s (India) Ltd?

Magnum Ice Cream.

Which insurer was fined ₹1 crore by IRDAI for violating corporate-governance norms?

Edelweiss Life Insurance.

Star Health Insurance has tied up with which firm for AI-powered claims settlement?

Medi Assist.

Which municipal corporation listed a ₹25 crore bond on NSE in 2025?

Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation.

Under which route did the Indian Army recently procure weapons worth ₹1,981.9 crore?

Emergency Procurement route.

Reliance Defence received a ₹600 crore export order to supply ammunition to a company in which country?

Germany.

Safran’s upcoming MRO facility for Rafale engines will be located in which Indian city?

Hyderabad.

Who became the second Indian to travel to space after Rakesh Sharma?

Shubhanshu Shukla.

On which date is the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking observed?

26 June.

The International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is celebrated on what date?

26 June.

Who won the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup Heart Award for the Asia-Oceania zone?

Shrivalli Bhamidipaty.

Which city will host the Khelo India University Games (KIUG) 2025?

Jaipur.

‘Celebrating V.V. Kumar @ 90’ is a book on a personality from which field?

Classical Music.